i use my work from travel and its rare that i get a chance to get it in a shop.
Tuesday i am having it in because there is a squeak from the belt area. It seems to go away when i put baby powder on the belt. Aside from having the belt changed i was wondering if i should go ahead and have the idler pulley and belt tensioner changed while i have it in the shop.

Parts arent readily available in my area and i would need to plan ahead to pick the parts up elsewhere before my truck goes to the shop.

Thanks everyone.

p.s. i know these things are easy fixes but days off are rare and i dont wanna spend it on the psd.

You need to change what is squeaking.
Anything on the belt will just allow the belt to slip more over the pulley that is most likely starting to turn very hard.
Take off the belt, find out what pulley is bad, and replace that part.

I had squeaking issues with mine and thought the bearings were going in the idlers or water pump. It turned out a shot of belt dressing cured it. Try that first because if baby powder makes it go away it may be your issue. You can also lock the tensioner in the open belt change position and spin the idlers by hand and see if the bearings are dry and if so change them out as Lilpooh suggests. JMHO

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